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LPFA’s Recently Worked Trails and Upcoming Events

And beneath the brush we found a trail! Before and after on the Alder Creek Trail, looking the best it has in 20 years…. ALDER CREEK TRAIL UPDATE On April 20th, LPFA wrapped up its

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LPFA Working Vacation Season Ain’t Over Yet!

That quick, cold storm last weekend really brought out all the green across the forest. It’s GO time! We make sure to emphasize the VACATION on our Working Vacations! From our recent project on the

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The Wheeler Gorge Open House is May 3rd!

Hi Friends,  For over 20 years the Los Padres Forest Association (LPFA) has hosted annual Open Houses each spring at the Wheeler Gorge Visitor Center. Our Open Houses are family friendly events where we invite the

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The Smallest Los Padres Email

The Smallest Post Office – as seen along Highway 33 for many decades The Smallest Post Office Many of you may remember passing a really small Post Office while heading out from Ojai along Highway

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LOS PADRES: Sunny Skies Ahead with Strong Chance of TRAIL WORK in the Forecast

Sespe Wilderness Roaring – photo Mark H. Hello Friends,  Tis the season for Trail Work and we’ve got a lot of upcoming trail projects in the queue including two 10-day Working Vacations and an assortment

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Los Padres Trail Updates, Volunteering and Forest 411

Anyone else taking advantage of these unseasonably warm and clear February days? From Arroyo Quemado Trail…. Volunteer trail maintenance overnights aren’t all about the work! Volunteers recounting LP adventures over a glowing LP sunset, photo

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Seasonal Gates and Upcoming LPFA Projects

Snow fell lower than usual across many parts of the forest this past weekend. Did you get any sweet snow views? From winter 2024, Michael Blake Hi Friends,  We hope you enjoyed the rain, hail

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LPFA Trail Days: Piedra Blanca Trail, Jan 17 – 20

Nothing quite like a Los Padres January sunset…. Piedra Blanca TH Happy New Year Friends,  For better or worse, the Los Padres has seen a dry, dry start to the winter season. While we’re all

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LPFA Trail Updates and Opportunities

Anyone else catch an epic Los Padres view recently? Greetings Friends,  It’s been a busy December here at LPFA. We’ve been all across the forest from Lake Piru to Figueroa Mountain and Santa Barbara Canyon

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Lake Fire + Trail Work = #GivingTuesday

Hello Friends,  We won’t take up much more of your time this evening, we’re sure you’ve had plenty of #GivingTuesday emails already, but we did want to share a short YouTube video that we created. The video highlights some

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